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EPA releases proposed cleanup plan for Columbia Falls Aluminum Company
Superfund site in Montana
Proposal advances cleanup of the site and allows for robust public engagement
Contact Information
720-237-8119
Columbia Falls, Mont. (June 2, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has released a proposed cleanup plan detailing its preferred
cleanup option for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company (CFAC) Superfund site
in Flathead County, Montana.  
The proposed cleanup plan provides an overview of the site, the alternatives
evaluated during a feasibility study completed for the site in 2021 and
details of the preferred alternative. This announcement coincides with the
start of a 60-day comment period from June 1-July 31 during which EPA will
solicit public comments on the proposed plan.  
The CFAC site is located two miles northeast of Columbia Falls on the Flathead
River and was once home to an aluminum reduction facility. The primary
contaminants of concern are fluoride, cyanide and various metals. EPA’s
proposed plan presents the actions needed to protect human health and the
environment from contaminants present in landfills, surface water and
groundwater at the site.  
A public meeting will be held on June 28 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Columbia
Falls Town Hall, City Council Chambers, 130 6th Street West, Columbia Falls,
to describe the proposed plan and solicit comments before a Record of Decision
Amendment is released later this year. Other in-person outreach opportunities
will also be provided during the comment period by EPA staff and technical
advisors with the Technical Assistance Services for Communities program. These
opportunities will include public meetings on June 21 and July 12 at the
Columbia Falls Town Hall, City Council Chambers, at noon and 6:30 p.m. on both
days. 
Both written and oral comments will be accepted at the public meeting on June
28. Written comments can also be sent by email to Missy Haniewicz
EPA, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202.  
EPA will review and consider all comments and will either move forward with
the preferred alternative, modify it or select another alternative. Comments
will be addressed in a Responsiveness Summary in the final Record of Decision
for the site. 
The proposed plan, associated documents and information on how to submit
comments can be found at the Columbia Falls Superfund site webpage.  
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